Giuridico e Amministrativo

💰 In Italy, the 2023 fiscal calendar shifted the tax payment deadlines from June 30 to July 1 due to the former falling on a Sunday. Travel agencies and tour operators face a congested period with the usual monthly VAT and withholding payments due on the 16th, combined with income tax balance payments for 2023 and the first 2024 advance payment due on July 31. The newly introduced Biennial Preventive Agreement alters the deadline for eligible parties to the month's end. Italian tax authorities are accelerating compliance document issuance, including presumed undeclared POS earnings alerts, to manage the August break. Adjusting the fiscal year-end to September 30 or August 31 could help companies avoid summer tax bottlenecks.

📃 FTI Voyages, subsidiary of German-based FTI Touristik, is now in administrative liquidation as declared by the Strasbourg court, with the sale open until July 22 but no buyers emerging. The company proactively canceled all bookings up to 2025, affecting thousands of clients, as confirmed by General Manager Ludovic Rigel. Bookings made via agencies with full or partial payments for GDS-based or low-cost flights packages are not canceled.

📍 Iberia has updated their seat selection policy, now allowing customers to change their seat at no extra cost using the airline's website or app. The new rule requires changes to be made to seats of the same or lower value; for upgrades, full fare applies. The unlimited changes also apply to Iberia Express, Air Nostrum, and Level flights.

🏖️ Italy's Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè addresses overtourism and short-term rentals, highlighting the Meloni Government's efforts to regulate these issues. No specific dates or numbers provided. Measures cited include a database for accommodation facilities, regulations for tour guides, support for lesser-known destinations, and sustainability initiatives.

✈ Insurance Travel (I4T) introduces new insurance policies to address inconveniences in the air travel sector, including flight delays and cancellations. The coverage, which includes issues caused by low-cost carriers, offers up to €1000 per person for expenses such as overnight stays and alternative travel or return to the departure airport. I4Connection also offers a 50% refund on package travel cancellation penalties and has a specific extension for flights connected to maritime cruise embarkations. Christian Garrone of I4T highlights the greater protections offered when booking through travel agencies.

🏖️ Once a top Italian destination, Gallipoli's rapid fall from grace highlights the critical impact of service and infrastructure issues on tourism. Tourists, previously flocking to the city, now face problems like inadequate parking and a non-vehicle-friendly park road, forcing them to walk under the scorching sun. This decline serves as a cautionary tale for the entire Italian tourism sector, emphasizing the country's need to address infrastructure weaknesses despite its strong brand appeal.

🚧 Boeing workers voted for a strike under the slogan 'No pay, no plane', demanding a 40% pay increase from the current contract, last updated 16 years ago. The strike is scheduled for September 12, involving 30,000 workers.

🌍 At the fourth meeting of the European Political Community at Blenheim Palace, UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasized enhancing connections through travel, familial ties, educational exchanges, and culture. His comments, reported by Corriere della Sera, highlighted the rich diversity of the continent. Agenda items included improving UK-EU relations, establishing a new geopolitical partnership, addressing border controls, and revisiting the status of EU citizens living in the UK, with over 70 associations seeking a review.

📍 In the UK at Blenheim Palace, during the fourth meeting of the European Political Community, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasized the need to support connections between people and culture, highlighting vacations, family ties, student exchanges, art, and sports. Reported by "Corriere della Sera," the agenda focused on improving UK-EU relations, proposing a new geopolitical partnership without compromising Brexit's integrity. The rights of EU citizens in the UK were also a concern, with over 70 associations requesting a review of their status regularization procedure.

💸 1.9 million taxpayers with flat-rate VAT in Italy can now evaluate the suitability of the preventive agreement with the Fisco via RedditiOnline. The new feature, applicable to the 2024 tax return, can also be accessed through the private area of the pre-filled tax return.